Deep Waters - Visitor's Poem

I looked into your eyes one dayAnd fell into your soulI had not travelled there beforeIt was a strange and confusing journey

I had walked the corridors of your thoughts beforeAs far as you'd permitWe talked and laughed and shared some thoughtsBut fenced were they with mutual restraint

I looked at you so many timesAnd focused on your beautyYour round strong head, your proud and powerful armsI liked the wideness of your chest The slimness of your hipsI loved your smile and passionate lipsI enjoyed the brightness of your eyes

I savoured them like a connoisseurWith impartial eye Like buying a carBut I never started the engine to hear its steady purr

I always walked around the edgeOf the deep waters that are youEach step carefully distant and holding tight to other thingsI did not hear the wisdomI did not feel the touchOf a good and gentle spiritQuietly watching from the river bank

But that day I fell into your soulI shook my head to chase the needThat suddenly shot into my heart and threw me out of timeMy eyes did not find empty halls, You stood at every corner

I could not box my thoughtsAnd label them for useI knew I did not love youBut I knew I certainly couldHad I already lost you By not seeing you for you

We have not spoken of these thingsAll hopes on hopes hang highYou picked me up from out the dustAnd set me straight awayYou gave me the knowledge that there are others therePerhaps you never even knew you did these things for me